paperhanger
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pərˌhæŋ noun
1.
a person whose job is covering walls with wallpaper.
2.
Slang. a person who passes worthless checks.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who hangs wallpaper as an occupation |
| 2. | slang (US) a counterfeiter |
| 'paperhanging | |
| —n | |
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Paperhanger
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
Once you choose your wallpaper, it's time to decide whether you want to hire a professional paperhanger or do it yourself.
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